in Atlantic Canada
Activities that include the community prior to sentencing or charge...
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NB |
Province of New Brunswick circle sentencing |
Upon the request of defence counsel and with the consent of the Judiciary, Crown and local Aboriginal band council, sentencing circles are provided on a case by case basis. A number of circles have been held in Woodstock, NB. The circles use traditional practices such as sweet grass and the talking stick and eagle feather, as well as Native prayer and drumming. Participating in the circle are the offender, the victim, their supports, elders in the community, the Crown Prosecutor, the Defence Attorney and resource professionals (ex. addictions, probation) who assist the Provincial Court Judge, also present, in the sentencing process. |
Jim Burns
Crown Prosecutor's Office P.O. Box 5001 Department of Justice Woodstock, NB E0J 2B0 (506) 325-4416 |
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NF |
Province of Newfoundland circle sentencing circle sentencing conference |
Attempts are made to address and integrate the needs of both the community and the offender in the sentencing process through the use of sentencing circles. In the fall of 1998, a week-long conference on circle sentencing was delivered in Conne River, NF, by the Aboriginal Justice Learning Network. The conference was held to provide information to help the community prepare for a sentencing circle that was requested by an offender and which was actually held as part of the conference. Over 50 people participated including elders, community people, police, probation officers and protection workers. The Aboriginal Justice Learning Network is open to doing similar conferences in other locations in Atlantic Canada. |
Judge Robert Fowler |
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NF |
Province of Newfoundland circle sentencing |
Attempts are made to address and integrate the needs of both the community and the offender in the sentencing process through the use of such processes as sentencing circles. |
Judge Jim Igloliorte |
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NS |
Youth Alternative Society victim offender meetings restorative justice project |
There are 7 organizations in Nova Scotia which implement the Alternative Measures program allowing young offenders and their parents or support persons to meet with a trained community volunteer, the victim and, in some cases, a police officer, to discuss why the crime was committed and what effect it had on the people gathered. The volunteers help the group to develop a mutually satisfactory agreement about how to resolve the issues created by the offence. Four of the 7 offices, including the Youth Alternative Society, are involved in the first Phase of the Restorative Justice Program for Nova Scotia. |
Yvonne Hansen |
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NS |
Island Alternative Measures Society victim offender meetings restorative justice pilot project |
One of the 7 organizations in Nova Scotia which implement the Alternative Measures program, Island Alternative Measures Society is also one of the 4 organizations involved in the first Phase of the Restorative Justice Program for Nova Scotia. |
Pat Gorham |
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NS |
Cumberland Alternatives Society victim offender meetings restorative justice pilot project |
One of the 7 organizations in Nova Scotia which implement the Alternative Measures program, Island Alternative Measures Society is also one of the 4 organizations involved in the first Phase of the Restorative Justice Program for Nova Scotia. |
Lisa Cole Cumberland Alternatives Society P.O. Box 843 Amherst, NS B4H 4B9 (902) 667-4414 ccas@ns.sympatico.ca |
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NS |
Valley Youth Alternatives victim offender meetings restorative justice pilot project |
One of the 7 organizations in Nova Scotia which implement the Alternative Measures program, Island Alternative Measures Society is also one of the 4 organizations involved in the first Phase of the Restorative Justice Program for Nova Scotia. |
Marge DeBodt |
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NS |
Options for Youth victim offender meetings |
One of 7 organizations in Nova Scotia which implement the Alternative Measures program, this organization will take part in future phases of the Restorative Justice Program for Nova Scotia. |
Susan Henderson |
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NS |
Southwest Alternative Measures victim offender meetings |
One of 7 organizations in Nova Scotia which implement the Alternative Measures program, this organization will take part in future phases of the Restorative Justice Program for Nova Scotia. |
Carmen Doucette |
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NS |
John Howard Society Young Offender Community Dev. Program victim offender meetings |
One of 7 organizations in Nova Scotia which implement the Alternative Measures program, this organization will take part in future phases of the Restorative Justice Program for Nova Scotia. |
Barbara Hatfield |
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NS |
Mi'kmaq Young Offender Program talking circles |
A project of the Mi'kmaq Justice Institute, this program uses talking circles to assist parties to negotiate Alternative Measures agreements. The young person, his or her parents, the victim and his or her supports, the police and others affected by the offence meet together with a facilitator in a talking circle which resolves issues using a holistic approach. |
Paula Marshall Eskasoni General Delivery Cape Breton, NS B0A 1J0 (902) 379-2042 (902) 379-2047 (f) |
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NF |
Coalition of Youth Justice Committees victim offender mediation victim offender conciliation |
In Newfoundland, the model chosen for Alternative Measures is one of volunteer community management in partnership with government. |
Dr. Larry Moss
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PEI |
Province of Prince Edward Island Community Justice Forums Provincial Policy |
On April 1, 1998, use of Community Justice Forums, a process involving the victim, offender and their support persons, was included in the PEI Alternative Measures Policy. |
Phil Arbing |
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NB |
Solicitor General of New Brunswick |
Restorative options are available through the Alternative Measures Program, where applicable. |
Leslie Reid |